#ratechat, a Twitter chat hosted by @AmySwipeRite
I am very excited to announce the launch of #ratechat, a Twitter chat designed to teach people who use merchant services to accept credit and debit cards as forms of payment, what they need to know about merchant processing. Beginning next Wednesday, October 21, at 4 pm CT, I will host #ratechat. My plan is to teach users of merchant services how to analyze their own merchant processing statements to be sure they are getting the best rate. I will also cover how to setup a merchant account to accept credit and debit cards, why we are charged to accept credit and debit cards, the transaction cycle, making sure security software is up to date to protect a business’s sensitive information, and how to negotiate with your processor to lower your merchant processing costs. I am excited to see how other participants help shape the content of this chat as we go forward.
I was hesitant to start this chat right away, but always had it in the back of my mind. Now that I know the Twitter community and have familiarized myself with etiquette, I just can’t wait to really use Twitter to provide valuable content to everybody who uses merchant services. I want to make it perfectly clear that I will absolutely not be advertising our business or spewing sales pitches. I am just providing help. If only one business is helped every week, it will be well worth the hour. Stop in and join the conversation, I guarantee you’ll learn something. I might even save you some money.
#ratechat
Wednesdays beginning October 21, 2009
4pm CT
Hosted by @AmySwipeRite